Protagonist Halo (New)
The body lying in the coffin in the mourning hall of Yue Mansion at the funeral that day was indeed Yue Ningning herself. What Jiang Jing said when she touched her neck that she had stopped breathing was also true.
Yue Ningning can be said to have truly died once.
They even put on a full show, with her coffin literally being carried around the city for a week before being buried underground. Only after all the mourners had dispersed did Si Jue send someone to dig her out.
[Host, you only have one bottle of life and death potion left.]
Yue Ningning was upset when she heard the system's quiet reminder in her mind. She originally had two bottles of life and death potion in her hand, which could be used to pretend to be dead and escape, and to really come back to life. She had been coaxed and pressured by Si Jue to use one bottle before, and she was betting herself to act out a play with him.
Regardless of how much success was achieved in the end, Yue Ningning was already very angry about the hard work in the process.
She had originally decided to save the remaining bottle for more important times, but now, she has to use it on Si Jue.
[Speechless, is it possible that I shouldn't save him? ]
Yue Ningning rolled her eyes in anger and spoke aggressively to System 3022 in her head. Upon hearing this, the system muttered, "The right to use the potion naturally belongs to you, the host. You have the final say on whether to save him or not."
[Hehe. But if I don't save them, and my mission target is gone, what will happen to my mission, huh?]
3022 wanted to smile awkwardly, but realized that the host was really angry, so he could only whisper to his finger: [It will fail...]
Yue Ningning was so angry that she wanted to roar to the sky, but in the end, she just thought about it and suppressed her anger: [I know why you are so talkative.]
Seeing her standing quietly beside Si Jue's couch for a long time, the attendant asked cautiously, "Madam Yue, how is His Highness? Do you have any other solutions?"
He was not familiar with Yue Ningning in every possible way. This woman was extremely mysterious and difficult to find. Even her direct interactions with His Highness were very rare.
But he also knew that the military advisor recruited by His Highness possessed extraordinary abilities, even so powerful that ordinary people could not imagine.
Yue Ningning hesitated to speak. Seeing that she seemed to be hesitating, the attendant fell to his knees with a plop: "Please, Madam Yue, save our prince..."
She was Si Jue's last resort. To salvage the situation, he had to try everything. Prince Lin's life was not only his own, but also the power behind him. If he fell, the entire power structure in Jiang and Ru states would need a complete overhaul. The stakes were so high and wide that it went without saying.
Yue Ningning also understood this principle.
Her own fate has long been linked to Si Jue's life and death, and is inseparable.
Thinking of this, Yue Ningning tilted her head slightly, and the pretty girl's face was cold and indifferent without a trace of extra emotion. The servant was horrified and subconsciously lowered his head, not daring to look directly at her.
"Got it. Go behind the screen and keep watch for me."
After hearing Yue Ningning's confirmation that she had decided to rescue the people, the servant thanked her repeatedly and hurriedly stood up and retreated behind the screen.
"Oh, I really don't want to waste another bottle of elixir."
Yue Ningning frowned and didn't look like she was joking.
[Host, don't be angry~ Although Si Jue took a risk and failed temporarily this time, we are very close to success.]
3022 repeatedly tried to appease and fawn over him like a lackey, his tone brightening: [Think about it, Si Pei is already half dead, the situation is hopeless. Once we save Si Jue and eliminate the hero and heroine, we'll have won. Then you can leave this world smoothly...]
Yes, when thinking of the bright future that was about to come, Yue Ningning's movements of taking out the life and death potion from the system space control panel became much lighter.
Si Jue's lips were purple and he was so weak that he was dying. The two wounds on his body almost hit his vital parts. It was a miracle that he was able to survive until now.
Yue Ningning reached out and pinched Si Jue's chin not very gently, and forcefully opened his tightly closed mouth.
[Host, be gentle. Don't kill someone before you save them.]
hehe.
Yue Ningning thought to herself that she just wanted to torture Si Jue. God knows this kid usually looks mysterious and cold, and she thought he was so powerful. Now these people finally got the chance to bully him back.
The boy was forced to open his mouth slightly, but Yue Ningning still felt it was not enough, so she squeezed Si Jue's face so hard with her hands that it was deformed, looking quite horrible.
"That's more like it."
Seeing his miserable appearance, Yue Ningning opened the lid of the elixir with satisfaction and poured it directly into his mouth.
Fortunately, this medicine is designed to melt in the mouth and be absorbed immediately. It is not ordinary flowing liquid water. Otherwise, if Si Jue drank it like this, he would either suffocate to death or choke to death.
"call."
Mission accomplished.
Yue Ningning breathed a sigh of relief, clapped her hands and threw the remaining empty bottles back into the system space.
It would take a while for the medicine to take effect, and Yue Ningning chatted with 3022 out of boredom.
[Host, rest assured. You can redeem potions and items after completing a few more tasks.]
Yue Ningning got angry when the task was mentioned: "Stop talking about this, look at the tasks you arranged!"
The beginning was fine, it was nothing more than laying the foundation for starting a business and upgrading levels, helping Si Jue to build a career in Jiangru, and expanding to Shanghua City to build connections. With the guidance of the system, cheating props, and Yue Ningning's own intelligence, it was easy to accomplish these.
But the tasks to capture the characters that follow are completely fantasy.
Not to mention the distant past, the person lying in front of her, Si Jue, still had a favorability rating for her that was stuck at 45%, not even half!
It's been over a year... Over a year! Even a piece of wood should be blooming, right?
"He has no romantic feelings for me at all."
The left corner of Yue Ningning's mouth twitched uncontrollably: "You keep asking me to stick to him. Are you, you idiot, deliberately trying to trick me?"
She couldn't stop digging up the past, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that the system was cruel.
3022 stammered and choked with sobs, feeling aggrieved. [Host... please, please stop scolding me. I'm only following the instructions. That's how it's set up... I can't help it.]
Although he knew clearly that the data body System 3022 was only following regulations, Yue Ningning still wanted to vent her anger on it.
Anyone who carries out such a stupid task will want to curse.
Yue Ningning sometimes wondered if she was hallucinating because of the car accident. If she had known it would be so hard and humiliating, she would have rather not accepted the system's invitation and headed directly for Naihe Bridge.
"When Si Jue wakes up, I will!... Forget it."
As the saying goes, a gentleman does not fight with a villain. This Si Jue is as difficult to deal with as a madman. Lady Yue Ningning is magnanimous and decided not to confront him head-on.
Anyway, she will run away as soon as the mission is over.
"I originally thought the battle would drag on until the autumn hunt, but I didn't expect it to be resolved right away in May." Yue Ningning sat down on the couch with her legs spread wide apart, chatting intermittently with 3022. "I don't know what provoked him to suddenly have to take action right away."
3022 said cautiously: [It seems to be because of the Crown Prince's upcoming marriage.]
"Are they really going to get together?" Yue Ningning exclaimed. "I thought Si Pei and his little wife were going to have another bloody drama of her chasing after him."
Mentioning those two made her wonder. Didn't they hate each other so much in the original story? How could they have suddenly resolved their ties and become so happily together?
"Tell me, is there any trick here?"
3022 Brain Overload: [Hmm... Hmm...]
Yue Ningning curled her lips and said, let alone the tricks, it couldn't even understand the tunnels.
"And what a coincidence! Si Pei also attacked Si Jue. Didn't they say that although the Crown Prince has always been wary of Prince Lin, he has always ignored him because of the late Queen Yue?"
Why did he suddenly kill...
If Si Jue hadn't been eager to kill Si Pei, and hadn't asked her to do something secretly, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.
【I, I don’t know either.】
"You artificial idiot, what use are you to me?"
At the beginning, I swore that I was omniscient and omnipotent, and I knew the plot very well, and that with it I would not have to worry about anything.
As a result, there are so many inexplicable changes in the plot line that it can't explain any of them, and it just says it doesn't know. Its strength is like the sentence on instant noodles: "The pictures are for reference only, please refer to the actual product."
Seeing that Si Jue had not woken up yet, Yue Ningning quietly stood up: "I want to go see Si Pei."
[Host, do you want to take action now? ]
Yue Ningning remained silent.
The protagonist halo of the male and female protagonists represents the authority of the world line that cannot be changed at will, but at this moment, Si Pei's life is hanging by a thread and he is no longer a threat.
According to the established plot, his death is only a matter of time.
Within three months, Si Pei will die because all his organs will fail and he will be unable to support his life activities.
This is the interesting thing about this poison. It does not target a certain place, nor does it seek to kill in one blow. Instead, it flows through the blood and carves into the bone marrow, slowly eating away at the flesh and blood, destroying the vitality of the body bit by bit.
How gentle, yet how cruel.
The established plot chose this kind of slow-acting poison and placed it in the dagger. One reason was that Si Jue's strength was not stable at the time and it was not suitable to use a strong poison. A more important reason was his bad taste.
If Si Jue were still here, he would definitely not agree to let Yue Ningning take action directly.
He had been gathering his strength and lying in wait for so long, not to simply overthrow Si Pei and let him die so easily and effortlessly.
3022, who was familiar with Si Jue's personality, couldn't help but dissuade him: [Host, why don't we wait for Si Jue to wake up and discuss it together before making a decision...]
"No more waiting."
Yue Ningning was anxious. She had a nagging feeling of unease. Ever since Jingyao's inexplicable appearance at Yushan Bookstore, something had quietly changed. After much deliberation, she decided it would be more reassuring to eliminate all remaining threats.
Yue Ningning used an invisibility talisman that she had exchanged with great difficulty, took a deep breath, carefully walked around Eunuch Ming who was guarding the door, and turned into the main hall.
The dried-up medicine pot was placed aside, and the entire hall was filled with the strong bitter smell of herbs. Now Si Pei was just relying on those precious herbs to survive.
Yue Ningning thought, helping him out in advance could be considered a good deed, right?
Poor, so pitiful.
Yue Ningning wondered what kind of death was best for him? It would be better to smother him to death, leaving no wounds and making it difficult to detect.
Thinking of this, she picked up another pillow on the couch and pressed it against the handsome face that was as quiet as if it were sleeping.
"ah!"
Before she could even exert any strength, Yue Ningning felt a sharp pain all over her body as if struck by lightning, and was almost flung away in one breath.
She was invisible but her voice could not be hidden. The scream she made subconsciously due to the severe pain immediately attracted the attention of the guarding maid and Eunuch Ming outside the palace.
A group of people ran in and surrounded the prince's bed to check. The guards also inspected the entire palace room and found nothing unusual.
They couldn't see Yue Ningning, who was veiled in the air. She was still agonizing, and could only question 3022 in her mind: "What was that just now?!"
[Host, it seems that the original world's protection mechanism for the protagonist has been triggered.]
Good god, he's almost dead but still has such a strong protagonist halo! ?
Yue Ningning was attracted by a strange light and turned around to look at Si Pei who was still unconscious on the couch. A shining, unapproachable golden holy light was emanating from his forehead.
Yue Ningning looked around and found that the servants beside the couch looked normal and were not affected at all. They should not be able to see the light.
Somehow, she cautiously reached out her hand and moved closer to the light.
The moment before the actual contact, Yue Ningning's fingertips were already burned and painful. She couldn't imagine if she was electrocuted again... She should be almost cooked by now.
Yue Ningning withdrew her hand, and a wonderful feeling rose in her heart.
She seemed to hear the echo of good fortune.
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